Last night the SVFD hosted Vector Rescue at our weekly drill to review rope rescue techniques with our members. Three stations covering basic knots, patient packaging, and hauling and belay systems were reviewed. Thank you again to Vector Rescue for the excellent class. The SVFD has drill every Monday and Wednesday night to ensure that we can provide the best service possible to the residents and ... (Full Story & Photos)

On September 29th 2019, the Somers Fire District held its annual inspection. Inspection is a tradition where the manpower and apparatus are presented to the Board of Fire Commissioners, visiting dignitaries, and town officials. The manpower and apparatus line up at the Amawalk firehouse for a walkthrough and the apparatus is judged on cleanliness by the Fairchester Hose Haulers. Following the formal ... (Full Story & Photos)

On a picture perfect Saturday morning, the SVFD was honored to standby at 2 annual Somers events. The SHS Big Red Invitational AND Celebrate Somers at the Somers Town Centre.

It was a great experience to be a part of these Somers mainstays and to interact with our community.

We will see you all again at the 9/11 Remembrance at Bailey Park ... (Full Story & Photos)

On Wednesday August 28th 2019, the SVFD conducted a tanker shuttle drill at the Sebastian Capital property on Route 100 (Former IBM Campus). Somers along with eight of our surrounding mutual aid departments practiced moving large amounts of water utilizing tanker trucks to fight a simulated fire. Utilizing 9 tankers ranging in water capacity from 2-3,000 gallons each we were able to supply an uninterrupted ... (Full Story & Photos)

A few weeks ago we took delivery of our new Hurst eDraulic extrication tools, commonly referred to as the "jaws of life." These specialized tools are used in vehicle rescue and the new battery powered tools are a significant upgrade over our hydraulic tools. On August 21st 2019, the SVFD conducted in-service training on the new tools. Members of the SVFD practiced vehicle extrication techniques on ... (Full Story & Photos)